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CS/CS/HB 595: Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Silvers ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Driskell ; Eskamani

Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions; Prohibits arrest or penalty under specified provisions of person seeking medical assistance for individual experiencing alcohol-related or drug-related overdose or for himself or herself; prohibits this protection from being grounds for suppression of evidence in other prosecutions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 6/10/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-81
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/30/2019 House • Filed
    2/6/2019 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 68
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 68
    3/8/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/19, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
    3/12/2019 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 412
    3/13/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 398
    3/14/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 424
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 424
    3/19/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/21/19, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
    3/21/2019 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 489
    3/22/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/25/2019 House • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 485
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 496
    4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
    4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 703
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 703
    • CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 703
    4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
    4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 459
    • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 449
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for SB 530 -SJ 449
    • Received -SJ 459
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 449
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 449
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 449, 450
    4/24/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 848
    6/5/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/7/2019 • Approved by Governor
    6/10/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-81

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  • CS/CS/HB 595, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2019 at 2:53 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 530 Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions Brandes Similar Last Action: 4/24/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 595 (Ch. 2019-81) -SJ 449
    S 1334 (c1) Criminal Justice Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 595 (Ch. 2019-81), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    562.112 Page 2 (pdf)
    893.21 Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 595, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/22/2019 at 2:04 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 530 Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions Brandes Similar Last Action: 4/24/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 595 (Ch. 2019-81) -SJ 449
    S 1334 (c1) Criminal Justice Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 595 (Ch. 2019-81), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/17/2019 1:52 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/24/2019 2:14 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    562.112 Page 2 (pdf)
    893.21 Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 595, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2019 at 4:07 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 530 Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions Brandes Similar Last Action: 4/24/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 595 (Ch. 2019-81) -SJ 449
    S 1334 (c1) Criminal Justice Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 595 (Ch. 2019-81), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    030309 - Amendment
    Remove lines 41-56 and insert:
    Silvers 3/20/2019
    6:12 PM
    Adopted
    3/21/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    562.112 Page 2 (pdf)
    893.21 Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 595, Original Filed Version Posted 1/30/2019 at 1:31 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/10/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 530 Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions Brandes Similar Last Action: 4/24/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 595 (Ch. 2019-81) -SJ 449
    S 1334 Criminal Justice Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 595 (Ch. 2019-81), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    714427 - Amendment
    Remove lines 63-84 and insert:
    Silvers 3/11/2019
    8:06 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/12/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    562.112 Page 2 (pdf)
    893.21 Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution. Page 3 (pdf)

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